From left: Catherine (the author's sister-in-law), the author, Femi (the author's brother) and Mike (the author's husband) at Archbishop Vining Church, Ikeja Lagos, in May 2016). The funeral ...
Coral beads are worn to ward off evil spirits, and drummers and dancers accompany the hearse to the church. Friends from far and wide come to pay tribute, to reminisce about their departed loved one, ...